Manhattan (1979)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $39,946,780 | Details |
| International Box Office | $109,598 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $40,056,378 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Forty-two-year-old Manhattan native Isaac Davis has a job he hates, a seventeen-year-old girlfriend, Tracy, he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife, Jill, who's writing a tell-all book about their marriage...and whom he'd like to strangle. But when he meets his best friend's sexy intellectual mistress, Mary, Isaac falls head over heels in lust! Leaving Tracy, bedding Mary and quitting his job are just the beginnings of Isaac's quest for romance and fulfillment in a city where sex is as intimate as a handshake - and the gateway to true love...is a revolving door.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $485,734 (1.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 82.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 29 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $179,999,227 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 25th, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists March 10th, 2017 (Limited) by Park Circus, released as Manhattan (1979) (Re-Release) |
| International Releases: | January 17th, 1980 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom) September 12th, 2019 (Wide), released as МАНХЭТТЕН (Russia (CIS)) November 20th, 2025 (Limited) (Re-release) (Portugal) |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 95 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Retro Black and White, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Divorcée Romance, Infidelity, LGBTQ+, Love Triangle, May / December Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Writing and Writers |
| Social setting: | TV Industry |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1979 | 1 | $485,734 | 29 | $16,749 | $646,514 | 1 |
Synopsis
Forty-two-year-old Manhattan native Isaac Davis has a job he hates, a seventeen-year-old girlfriend, Tracy, he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife, Jill, who's writing a tell-all book about their marriage...and whom he'd like to strangle. But when he meets his best friend's sexy intellectual mistress, Mary, Isaac falls head over heels in lust! Leaving Tracy, bedding Mary and quitting his job are just the beginnings of Isaac's quest for romance and fulfillment in a city where sex is as intimate as a handshake - and the gateway to true love...is a revolving door.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $485,734 (1.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 82.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 29 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $179,999,227 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 25th, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists March 10th, 2017 (Limited) by Park Circus, released as Manhattan (1979) (Re-Release) |
| International Releases: | January 17th, 1980 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom) September 12th, 2019 (Wide), released as МАНХЭТТЕН (Russia (CIS)) November 20th, 2025 (Limited) (Re-release) (Portugal) |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 95 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Retro Black and White, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Divorcée Romance, Infidelity, LGBTQ+, Love Triangle, May / December Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Writing and Writers |
| Social setting: | TV Industry |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1979 | 1 | $485,734 | 29 | $16,749 | $646,514 | 1 |